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Bowling machines stolen

Someone stole bowling equipment worth more than $100,000, according estimates in a report from the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

A thief broke into a warehouse on Dobbs Road in St. Augustine sometime between the end of September and last week, when an employee of the owner found the missing items, the report said.

A Sheriff’s Office deputy found no signs of forced entry, but a chain link to a sliding door had been cut. There were also drag marks leading from the east side of the warehouse to the entrance.

The victim said in the report there might be $100,000 of equipment missing, but he didn’t have an exact figure.

The items stolen were 10 gear boxes and 10 bowling machines, along with a battery, lock and generator, the report said.

A business owner nearby said that a few weeks earlier he had seen two men drive near the warehouse in a black extended cab Chevy truck and load metal pieces into it, the report said. The two men told the owner they had permission to be there, but drove off quickly after the owner spoke with them, the report said.

The owner described them in the report as white and very thin. He described one man as a little more than 6 feet tall with shaggy blonde hair. He described the other man as a bit shorter with a short haircut. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information about the crime should call the Sheriff’s Office at 824-8304.

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